Recent Trends in Wealth-Holding by Race and Ethnicity: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances

Posted: 16 Oct 2017

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Lisa J. Dettling

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Joanne W. Hsu

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Institute for Social Research (ISR)

Lindsay Jacobs

University of Wisconsin - Madison - La Follette School of Public Affairs

Kevin B. Moore

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Jeffrey P. Thompson

New England Public Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Date Written: September 27, 2017

Abstract

Data from the newly released 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances show wealth has grown for families across race and ethnicity groups since 2013, but substantial disparities between groups persist.

Suggested Citation

Dettling, Lisa J. and Hsu, Joanne W. and Jacobs, Lindsay and Moore, Kevin B. and Thompson, Jeffrey P., Recent Trends in Wealth-Holding by Race and Ethnicity: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances (September 27, 2017). FEDS Notes No. 2017-09-27, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3713405 or http://dx.doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2083

Lisa J. Dettling (Contact Author)

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Joanne W. Hsu

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Institute for Social Research (ISR) ( email )

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Lindsay Jacobs

University of Wisconsin - Madison - La Follette School of Public Affairs ( email )

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Kevin B. Moore

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ( email )

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Jeffrey P. Thompson

New England Public Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston ( email )

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